My experience with this ink has been really mixed. I like the color just fine, and it behaves really well on copy paper, but it just doesn't flow very reliably. The shimmer seems to clump up in the feed and impede the flow of the ink. If you can break up the glitter-dam it works just fine, but that's more of a hassle than most of us want in our inks. I'm thinking that this one might work best as an ink for dip pens? I don't use any of those, so I can't say for sure, but it wouldn't stop up like a fountain pen can.

Anyway, this one was a miss for me, but it does make for some pretty pictures. Let me know if you've had successes with this one (and how'd you do that?).

The Written Bit

Color Comparisons

I think Blue Pearl is going to be more my speed, but I've only gotten to use it a couple of times.

Copy Paper Test

This is really good performance on copy paper. Too bad the ink runs so dry and inconsistently.

Plenty of shimmer on copy papers, too.

Maruman Mnemosyne Card

Tomoe River

No real shading, even on this Tomoe River paper. Plenty of saturation, I suppose. Maybe thinning this ink out would improve the flow?